[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 9, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6425-H6426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 WELCOMING REVEREND DR. ROD MacILVAINE

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Bridenstine) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of our 
guest chaplain, Dr. Rod MacIlvaine. Rod MacIlvaine is the founding 
senior pastor of Grace Community Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a 
community just north of Tulsa.
  He also serves as a fellow with the Veritas Center for Faith, 
Freedom, and Justice at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, and he is an 
adjunct professor in the doctor of ministry department at Dallas 
Theological Seminary.
  His ministry at Grace Community Church concentrates not only on 
worshipping the risen Christ, but also on equipping people to serve the 
city, especially helping people recover from substance abuse and 
painful pasts.
  For the past 10 years, he has also worked through a missions 
organization he cofounded called ``Grace Missions International.''
  He and his wife, Cindy, have been married for 34 years, and they have

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four children: Sarah, Kristin, Caleb, and Jared, and six grandchildren, 
including one adopted from Uganda.
  I want to thank Dr. MacIlvaine for serving as our guest chaplain 
today.

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